UC Santa Barbara
2008: Placed ninth in the 200 medley relay (1:47.93) and 17th in the 100 breaststroke (1:07.03) and 200 breaststroke (2:22.86) at the Big West Championships. 2007: Came in 18th in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.88), the 200 breaststroke (2:24.52) and the 1000 free (11:05.59) at the Big West Championship...Best 200 breast time was swam at Hawai'i (2:22.90). 2006: Took eleventh in the 100 breast (1:07.06) and 13th in the 200 breast (2:24.20) at the BWC Championships.
High School
A 2005 graduate of East Anchorage High School, she is the Gauchos' first-ever swimmer from Alaska...Coached by Steve Polk...School record-holder in the 100 breaststroke...Swam for Northern Lights Swim Club under the direction of Cliff Murray...Club recorder holder in the 1500 free...Also competed in cross country as a prep athlete.
Personal
Kaelan Denali Dickinson was born Mar. 5, 1987...Parents are Dan Dickinson and Kim Olmsted...Has a younger sister, Maia...Majoring in law and society with a minor in French...Hopes to become a prosecutor...Enjoys reading "Ender's Game" and watching "The Sound of Music" on the big screen...Listens to the musical stylings of Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears...Loves celebrity gossip so much her personal hero is Perez Hilton.